The Finest Espresso Machines of San Francisco (#)

„Espresso played an important role in both his and Mrs. Caras' lives so, while working in Milan, he purchased a monstrous gas-fired, chrome-plated Pavoni model espresso machine direct from their factory. Upon returning to the States they realized that there was no better way to pursue a culinary passion than to start a store that catered to people just like the two of them. At the prompting of his wife, Thomas took the first espresso machine west of the Mississippi, and started the business on Grant Avenue in the heart of North Beach.“
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